International

A new YouTube phishing campaign is making rounds in the wild, urging users to read and accept so-called changes in YouTube’s rules and policies. What’s scary is that it abuses YouTube’s authentic email address to lure users into providing their credentials. What’s the new scam? YouTube has published a warning, stating …

A North Korean government-backed hacking crew, tracked as ARCHIPELAGO, is targeting academics, government and military personnel, policymakers, researchers, and think tanks in South Korea and the U.S. According to Google researchers, it has launched cyberattacks against accounts belonging to individuals with expertise in North Korea policies such as sanctions, human rights, and …

Apple on Friday pushed out a major iOS security update to fix a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. The newest iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 updates cover code execution software flaws in IOSurfaceAccelerator and WebKit, suggesting a complex exploit chain was detected in the wild …

Apple has released emergency security updates to address two new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to compromise iPhones, Macs, and iPads. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the company said when describing the issues in security advisories published on Friday. The first security flaw (tracked …

Following reports of a ransomware attack, Taiwanese PC vendor MSI (short for Micro-Star International) confirmed today that its network was breached in a cyberattack. Earlier this week, the Money Message ransomware gang claimed to infiltrate some of MSI’s systems and stolen files that will be leaked online next week if the company refuses …

The parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has sought a criminal case against Nadra officers who allegedly breached the data and accessed personal information of the army chief’s family. The meeting on Thursday, chaired by MNA Noor Alam Khan, expressed serious concerns over media reports about the breach. Those involved in this …

A new statement(Opens in a new window) from MSI says users should avoid downloading firmware and BIOS updates from third-party sources, and instead only obtain such software from the company’s official website. The statement suggests MSI is worried hackers could circulate malicious versions of the company’s BIOS software when the ransomware gang, …

The US is experiencing record unemployment rates, but despite the big-name layoffs in the headlines, the actual number of new jobs being created is outpacing these big org changes. This comes in large part from the number of companies, in every industry, turning toward digital transformation; which has in turn, …

In a world where cybercrime is becoming more difficult to prevent, many security leaders are putting pressure on IT professionals to bury the truth. New research released by cybersecurity vendor Bitdefender today surveyed over 400 IT and security professionals who work in companies with 1,000 or more employees. Bitdefender found that 42% of IT …